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Alessi
The Italian design house that hands coffee makers to architects. From its workshop on Lake Orta, Alessi commissions figures like Richard Sapper, Aldo Rossi, David Chipperfield, and Michele De Lucchi to reimagine the stovetop espresso pot — objects that have won Compasso d'Oro awards and entered the MoMA collection while still brewing a real cup.
The lineup
4 models
9090 Espresso Coffee Maker
designRichard Sapper's 1980 design, Alessi's first coffee maker and its first Compasso d'Oro winner. Made of 18/10 stainless steel with a widened base, anti-drip spout, and lever lock; suitable for induction.
~$335
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Pulcina
designDesigned by Michele De Lucchi with brewing technology developed with illycaffe; its chick-beak spout stops the pour before the coffee turns bitter. Cast aluminum with stepped, contour-line styling.
~$145
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Moka by David Chipperfield
moka potArchitect David Chipperfield's reinterpretation of the classic moka, with an eleven-sided body, a flat lid for warming cups, and an anti-drip spout. A restrained, contemporary take on the Italian icon.
~$70
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La Cupola (3 Cup)
designAldo Rossi's 1988 moka pot, a small table architecture crowned by a dome (cupola). Cast aluminum with a black thermoplastic-resin handle and knob.
~$150
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